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Carissa macrocarpa nana (dwarf Natal plum)
Carissa macrocarpa nana (dwarf Natal plum)
| Growth Form | It is an evergreen and dwarf shrub. It is woody, and thornless, unlike the more common Carissa macrocarpa. |
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| Foliage | Foliage are simple, dark green, thick and leathery. Its leaf blade is glossy, broadly ovate in shape, and oppositely arranged along the stem. |
| Flowers | Flowers are white, and has overlapping 5 petals, star-shaped, tubular, and fragrant. The petals are narrowly oblong. |
| Fruit | Fruits are scarlet in colour and oblong shaped. It is edible and has cranberry-like flavour. |
| Etymology | The genus Carissa is Sanskrit for Carissa carandas, Christ's thorn or carunda. The specific epithet macrocarpa means, large fruit. |
| Ethnobotanical Uses | Edible Plant Parts : Edible Fruits |
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